Mitch Daniels's wife, Cheri, is set to appear as the headliner at an Indiana state GOP dinner next month, hitting the stage within the same time frame that her husband has set for deciding on a 2012 White House bid.

Party spokesman Pete Seat confirmed to POLITICO that Cheri Daniels will keynote the dinner in Indianapolis, set for May 12.

The Indiana governor has said he'll make clear what his plans are for 2012 after the legislative session ends this month. He's also indicated he knows the runway for making a decision is getting shorter.

His wife, however, has publicly expressed discomfort about a potential national campaign, and Daniels himself acknowledged her reservations in an interview with POLITICO in February.

As someone who grew up in Mitch Daniel's neighborhood playing with his kids, color me shocked.

Cheri Daniels has always despised her husband's role in politics and been an incredibly unwilling politician's wife--she even refused to move into the Governor's mansion because she didn't want to leave her lake-front home. The general sentiment of those who casually know the Daniels is that she will never give her assent to a presidential run, but this definitely makes me wonder if something hasn't changed.

As someone who grew up in Mitch Daniel's neighborhood playing with his kids, color me shocked.

Cheri Daniels has always despised her husband's role in politics and been an incredibly unwilling politician's wife--she even refused to move into the Governor's mansion because she didn't want to leave her lake-front home. The general sentiment of those who casually know the Daniels is that she will never give her assent to a presidential run, but this definitely makes me wonder if something hasn't changed.